Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer in Veep gets the numero uno spot, playing a self-absorbed and ambitious politician.

When one thinks of the defining TV performances of the past 25 or so years, what comes to mind? For Variety staffers, some of the answers included a teacher-turned-drug kingpin, spies working both for ...

What it’s about: Based on Patricia Highsmith’s crime novel, The Talented Mr. Ripley, this show follows Tom Ripley, a down-and-out conman who’s hired to track down the son of a wealthy industrialist.